Joint vs Process - What's the difference?
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Done by two or more people or organisations working together.
* Shakespeare
The point where two components of a structure join, but are still able to rotate.
The point where two components of a structure join rigidly.
(anatomy) Any part of the body where two bones join, in most cases allowing that part of the body to be bent or straightened.
The means of securing together the meeting surfaces of components of a structure.
A cut of meat.
The part or space included between two joints, knots, nodes, or articulations.
(geology) A fracture in which the strata are not offset; a geologic joint.
A restaurant, bar, nightclub or similar business.
(slang) (always with "the" ) prison
(slang) A marijuana cigarette.
To unite by a joint or joints; to fit together; to prepare so as to fit together
* (rfdate), (Alexander Pope)
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To join; to connect; to unite; to combine.
* (rfdate), (William Shakespeare)
To provide with a joint or joints; to articulate.
* (rfdate) (Ray)
To separate the joints; of; to divide at the joint or joints; to disjoint; to cut up into joints, as meat.
* (rfdate) (Dryden)
* (rfdate) (Holland)
To fit as if by joints; to coalesce as joints do.
A series of events to produce a result, especially as contrasted to product.
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, title= (legal) The act of serving a defendant with a summons or a writ.
(biology) An outgrowth of tissue or cell.
(anatomy) A structure that arises above a surface.
(computing) A task or program that is or was executing.
(manufacturing) A set of procedures used to produce a product, most commonly in the food and chemical industries.
* 1960', Mack Tyner, '''''Process''' Engineering Calculations: Material and Energy Balances'' - Ordinarily a '''process''' plant will use a steam boiler to supply its ' process heat requirements and to drive a steam-turbine generator.
* 1987', J. R. Richards, ''Principles of control system design'' in ''Modelling and control of fermentation '''process'''es'' - The words ''plant'' or '''''process''''' infer generally any dynamic system, be it primarily mechanical, electrical, or chemical ' process in nature, and may extend also to include social or economic systems.
A path of succession of states through which a system passes.
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(lb) Successive physiological responses to keep or restore health.
To perform a particular process.
To treat with a substance
To think an information over, or a concept, in order to assimilate it, and perhaps accept it as valid.
(mostly British) To walk in a procession.
As nouns the difference between joint and process
is that joint is marijuana cigarette; joint while process is a series of events to produce a result, especially as contrasted to product.As a verb process is
to perform a particular process or process can be (mostly british) to walk in a procession.joint
English
(wikipedia joint)Adjective
(-)- The play was a joint production between the two companies.
- A joint burden laid upon us all.
Derived terms
* joint effort * joint venture * joint-stock company * joint willNoun
(en noun)- This rod is free to swing at the joint with the platform.
- The water is leaking out of the joint between the two pipes.
- The dovetail joint , while more difficult to make, is also quite strong.
- Set the joint in a roasting tin and roast for the calculated cooking time.
- a joint''' of cane or of a grass stem; a '''joint of the leg
- It was the kind of joint you wouldn't want your boss to see you in.
- I'm just trying to stay out of the joint .
- After locking the door and closing the shades, they lit the joint .
Synonyms
* hinge, pivot * (marijuana cigarette) See alsoDerived terms
* case the joint * dovetail joint * flexible joint * miter joint * jointed * out of joint * rigid joint * universal joint * control joint * butt jointVerb
(en verb)- to joint' boards, a ' jointing plane
- Pierced through the yielding planks of jointed wood.
- Jointing their force 'gainst Caesar.
- The fingers are jointed together for motion.
- He joints the neck.
- Quartering, jointing , seething, and roasting.
- the stones joint , neatly.
References
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Etymology 1
From (etyl)Noun
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- This product of last month's quality standards committee is quite good, even though the process was flawed.
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Derived terms
* due process * due process of law * due-process * process color, process colour * process hot water * process server * process upsetVerb
(es)- We have processed the data using our proven techniques, and have come to the following conclusions.